Drinking water service usage in Botswana
Botswana: Drinking water service usage was 63.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Drinking water service usage in Botswana, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for drinking water service usage in Botswana is 63.3%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water service usage in Botswana peaked at 70.5% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 59.2%, in 2000.
That places Botswana 112th out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 61.7% | 59.2% | 67.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.7% | 66.4% | 70.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.5% | 63.3% | 65.8% | 5 |
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More environment data for Botswana
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 12.1 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 4.8 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 1.51 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.237 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.07 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0012 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 3.36 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0185 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.5204 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drinking water service usage in Botswana?
- Drinking water service usage in Botswana was 63.3% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest drinking water service usage recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 70.5% in 2011.
- What is the lowest drinking water service usage recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.2% in 2000.
- How does Botswana rank for drinking water service usage?
- Botswana ranks 112th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water service usage rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Drinking water service usage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of people using an improved drinking water source that is located on premises, available when needed and free from faecal and priority chemical contamination.